Do It Yourself Handcycle

The handcycle on the trainer -- and an hour and a half workout went well after some adjustments.  I still have to get a longer (118mm) botto...

Relative to the handgrips: the carbon fiber is in place, the axles and bearing fitted, the brakes levers fitted, and the twist shifter added...

For me, the pedals of a bicycle become the handgrips of a handcycle.  For my handcycle, I am building these from scratch since there is no c...

The handcycle requires quite a few tubes for the steering and hand grips (pedals).  My initial method failed, but the next attempts worked o...

Steering is an important consideration.  When I come to a stop, I may need to put both hands down in order to balance and push the handcyc...

The rims and spokes came in. Well, one rim did not, but the store was kind enough to find the same back-ordered rim locally.  So I commence...

These pictures are after extensive sanding -- literally to point of wearing through the skin on the finger tips. Now I am smart enough to ta...